South Panola AFJROTC Narrowly Defeats Pueblo West AJROTC
South Panola AFJROTC edged out Pueblo West AJROTC 1011.4 to 1010.7 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their fourth win in a row. With the win, South Panola AFJROTC is in twelfth place overall. They currently have a 5 - 0 record. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Masimo Aguilar who shot a 265.5. The remaining contributing members were Aj Ray, Sarena HIckingbottom, and Teyah Sheegog. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall. Pueblo West AJROTC was led by, Abby Ure who shot a 266.1. The remaining contributing members were Phillip Garica, Keziah Estabrook, and Jett Moore. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, CO, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Next up South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana, CA. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. While Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL. Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.945621170.1
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1424
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1373
02 - 08 Mar 2020